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E. S. MAYER.

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; EDWARD S. MAYER, OF BROOKLYN, NEXV YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,620, datedSeptember 23, 1884-.

Application filed July 23. 1884. (No model.)

T all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. MAYER,'0f the city of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Buttons,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to-that class of buttons. in which a cloth facingis inserted into the recessed outer side of the button, and its objectis to provide abutton of the class mentioned in which the cloth facingis retained in place with much greater security, and the construction ofthe button as a whole is rendered much more simple than is the case withother buttons of said class. t

Figure l'is a transverse sectional View of button made according to mysaid invention, the section being taken in a plane at right angles tothe face of the button. Fig. 2 is a face view of the button, and Fig. 3a face view of the body thereof with the facing removed. The saidfigures are on a larger scale than is ordinarily employed in practice.

A is the body of the button, made of any suitable material and by anyordinary or suitable means, as such material and means are wellunderstood in the trade. The said body A, being made preferably ofplastic material and subsequently allowed to harden, or in lieu thereofany suitable solid material turned or otherwise shaped to the requisiteform, no

specific description of such material or means button may be attached tothe fabric or garment B when desired.

G is the facing, which is composed of cloth or any suitable kind offabric or soft or flexible material, and of such circumferential shapeand proportion that it may be crowded into the recess a, with its edgespreferably pressed into the/undercut sides of the recess a, as shown inFig. l. The outer surface of the facing Gshould be substantially flushwith the outer side of the body A. It will be observed that the relationof the said facing O with the holes or perforations b is such that thesame thread or stitching c, which is employed to attach the button tothe fabric or garment B, is also necessarily passed through the facingC, as indicated in Fig. l, and thereby securely attaches the said facingO at its center to the body A, thereby effectually preventing thedisplacement of the said facing with reference to the said body A, andthis without any ad ditional expense in the manufacture of the button.When desired, cement may be' applied between the facing O and the bodyA, to prevent the accidental displacement of the facing 0 from the bodyA before the button is attached to the garment or fabric B, ashereinbefore explained, but during the wear and tear of actual use thethreads or stitching 0,

by confining the facing 0 not only with reference to the body A, butwith the fabric or garment B, insure the retention of the said facing inplace with much more firmness and security than is feasible from anymere cementing of theinner surface of the facing G to the surface of therecess a.

It will be observed that to secure the results EDWARD s. MAYER. I

Witnesses:

J OSIAH T. LovEJoY, JOHN H. FISHER,

